BRICS Nations Weigh Development Funding 金砖峰会施压国际货币基金组织和世行改革 Development funding was a major topic at the BRICS Summit in New Delhi. Leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa moved a step closer to...
Better Development through Education The Global Partnership for Education has launched a three-year effort to put 25 million children in the classroom for the first time and train 600 thousand teachers. It calls education one of the most important in...
Development Helps Fuel Southeast Asian Flooding In some parts of Southeast Asia the floodwaters just keep coming, inundating fields and towns, and leaving behind death and destruction. But, the problems could have been worse. It is a scene that has b...
Deterring Somali Piracy through Development The U.N. Security Council recently adopted a resolution calling for tougher anti-piracy measures off the Somali coast. One expert says deterring piracy requires a land-based solution with grassroots support...
Steroids Affect Brain Development in Premature Babies Premature babies routinely get powerful steroids both before and after they are born. The drugs help the babies' tiny lungs mature and boost blood pressure, among other benefits. Previous research...
Obama, Jordan's King Discuss Mideast Developments At the White House on Tuesday, U.S. President Barack Obama and Jordan's King Abdullah discussed the popular uprisings in the Middle East and efforts to move Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts forward....